The name Pontypridd, is Welsh for “bridge by the earthen house” and is a reference to a succession of wooden bridges that used to span the River Taff. However, Pontypridd is more famous for the Old Bridge. The Old Bridge is a stone bridge across the River Taff, which was built by William Edwards in 1756. At the time of construction the old bridge was the longest single-span arch bridge in the world and rose 35 feet (11m) above the level of the river.

Pontypridd is twinned with Nurtingen, Esslingen, in south Germany, the initial contact between the two communities occurred in 1965 when the Pontypridd Welsh male voice choir visited with a choir call Liderkranz based in Oberensingen. While on the subject of singing, Pontypridd is the birthplace of Sir Thomas John Woodward (born on the 7th June 1940) and is better known as Tom Jones. Since the mid 1960′s, Tom Jones has sung many styles of popular music, and has had 36 hits in the top forty, including “What’s new pussycat”, “Delilah”, “Green Green Grass of Home” and “Kiss”.

Pontypridd originally came into being because of transport, and was the drovers route from South Wales coast and the Bristol Channel, to Merthyr and onwards into the hills of Brecon. Although Droving is not much practiced these days, parcel delivery is on the increase and that is where we come in. If you need a parcel, package, or pallet picked up from Pontypridd and delivered anywhere in the UK, we can help. Call us today to discuss the range of delivery options we are able to offer you, from Pontypridd.

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